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Posted by NYC XYZ on 01/09/06 16:01
Justin wrote:
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> Yes, there will be a few that stay in the higher price ranges
I doubt that it's only "a few." And in any case, such exceptions
contradict the claim that it's simply a matter of waiting for prices to
drop.
> If it were a communist society they would be free.
No, you misunderstand communism, then.
> Once again, DVDs are a luxury, and the studios charge what people are
> willing to pay.
Yes, but the discussion here isn't about what people are willing to pay
-- heck, some people obviously aren't willing to pay anything, LOL --
but about the claim that piracy raises costs. It simply doesn't,
except due to Macrovision royalties and such.
These big companies routinely budget in overhead -- the mysterious
black hole which is ever present, though not even the highest
peer-reviewed CPA can itemize its constituent parts.
Why not just eat piracy as a cost of doing business? Which they do
anyway, you can be sure of that. You do what you can -- enforcement,
prevention, and so forth -- but stop the bullshit that it raises costs.
It doesn't.
> Yes, I can see all the people pirating Woddy Allen crap right now...
Right, so why's some of that stuff so high?
It's one excuse after another...oh it's high 'cause demand is low, so
no economies of scale...oh it's high 'cause demand is high, so short
supplies...oh it's high 'cause of piracy, so you're paying for that
"lost sale"...BULLSHIT!
But hey, there's just no accounting for taste, and some people lap it
up like moma's gravy.
> Memory chips, kept artifically high? Are you insane?
You obviously need to read more. Much more.
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